{"data":{"id":"us-mt/42-4-404","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"42-4-404","heading":"Jurisdiction and venue.","body":"(1) The court has jurisdiction over a proceeding for the adoption of an adult or emancipated minor if the petitioner has lived in Montana for at least 90 days immediately preceding the filing of a petition for adoption.\n(2) A petition for adoption must be filed in the court in the county in which a petitioner lives.","path":["TITLE 42. ADOPTION","CHAPTER 4. PLACEMENTS FOR ADOPTION","Part 4. Adoption of Adults and Emancipated Minors"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0420/chapter_0040/part_0040/section_0040/0420-0040-0040-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:18Z","sha256":"1a6041fb2d82a8bd4e61823226acad69a7c71a3a45dfce6bb83d0e0bb381e191","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/42-4-403","next":"us-mt/42-4-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}